(see Day 1 for complete overview of- Why This
Blog if this is your first visit)
Today when I road my ride bike I
was constantly changing gears, especially
when navigating the hills and valleys of
Pennsylvania. Life forces us to keep switching
our gears to get up our hill(s) .
Day challenge-Bike ride to Bicycle Heaven
Maslow and the Little Golden
Books recommend that “we learn something new.” What a better place to do
that than in a museum. I am a museum
buff and I have often frequented art and science museums but I have never heard
of a bike museum and I did not know there was one in my hometown backyard! A friend stepped up to the plate to assist in
my daily new challenge quest to take me here.
Reflection
This was not “Rock in Roll Heaven” but a real Bicycle
Heaven! When I walked in my eyes bulged out like a Looney
Tune Cartoon! Everywhere, there were so many bikes with histories, themes, crazy
values, and just plain really cool stuff on them. I know very little
about bikes so to me it is just cool stuff . What I do know about bikes, I learned from Mike and
Frankie’s adventures on the TV show “American Pickers.” There is something so nostalgic about bikes especially when we see a bike like the first one we had. I had the cool purple one with the white shinny banana seat and basket. This museum had plenty of bikes with banana seats. I can remember when I first learned how to ride and there is something about the bonding experience if you learned with a parent. Likewise, I remember how excited I was when my son after careening back in forth finally, took off all on his own. Maybe that is why this museum brought a smile to my face.
I
think the best thing about this museum is taking others to the experience and
seeing their surprise and their joy. (A line from one of my Cyrano De Bergerac(s) friends )
Spiritual Reflection
As apostles of Christ we certainly had a right to
make some demands of you. But we were as gentle among you as a mother feeding
and caring for her own children. 1
Thessalonians 2:7
Even though
we might want to correct or make demands of others we are often called to act with gentleness and kindness. Just a thought as I go forward in teaching my child new things on his life journey and in my interactions
with others.
Other Sources:
Visual tour -Http://trib.me/bicycleheaven
Biicycle Heaven article-http://triblive.com/news/allegheny/6317638-74/morrow-shop-bicycle#axzz36dpZjhiX
List of Bicycle Museums at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bicycle-_and_human-powered_vehicle_museums
Bicycle Museum of America at
http://www.bicyclemuseum.com/
